A Georgia woman has been sentenced in a federal court in Boston for her involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Brooke Logan Paniagua, aged 28, from Dalton, Georgia, received a sentence of 10 years in prison followed by 48 months of supervised release. This follows her guilty plea in January 2025 to charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
The case traces back to September 25, 2022, when the drug trafficking organization (DTO) informed a confidential source about the transport of 12 pounds of methamphetamine from Georgia to Massachusetts by a female courier. On September 27, Paniagua coordinated with the confidential source to finalize the sale and disclosed that the methamphetamine was concealed inside a bag of dog food.
Upon arrival at the designated location on September 27, Paniagua was found with a loaded .22 caliber Ruger handgun in her back pocket during a search. Her vehicle contained a large bag of dog food with five plastic containers filled with over 12 pounds of high-purity methamphetamine.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division. The investigation received support from the Massachusetts State Police and police departments from Natick, Newton, and Waltham. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian J. Sullivan prosecuted the case as part of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit.
